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Colonial Labor And Theories Of Inequality: The Case Of International Harvester, Mario Barrera

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Introduction, Reynaldo Flores Macias

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Student Course Evaluation Report, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Student-Faculty Evaluation Ad Hoc Committee report regarding student course evaluations

Administration-Faculty-Staff Data, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Report comparing numbers of WKU employees from 1969-70 to 1974-75 for the Ad Hoc Committee on Administrative Structure.

Perspectivas En Chicano Studies, Reynaldo Flores Macias

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

Perspectivas en Chicano Studies: Papers presented at the Third Annual Meeting of the National Association of Chicano Social Science (known now as the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies), 1975.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting. Agenda items: recognition of W.R. McCormack's service on the board, second baccalaureate degrees, Bowling Green Community College & Continuing Education reorganization, educational radio facility, Library Technical Services, personnel and salaries, teacher education accreditation, Nursing, inflation, budget, purchase of 1546 State Streeg, housing fees and resolution in honor of Lowell Harrison.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting. Agenda items: dormitory visitation policy, Student Government Association, associate degrees and certificate programs, Nursing accreditation, personnel and salaries, Electrical Energy and Facilities Management Project, grants and contracts, bonds, College Heights Foundation reorganization and Cherry Hall renovation.

Special Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting. Agenda items: Associated Student Government, Faculty Athletic Committee, student illegal drug use, Flonnie Strunk, equal employment, recruitment of athletes, Public Service Institute, Nursing, Center for Intercultural Studies, personnel and salaries, Safety & Security Office, affirmative action plan, age discrimination, Hill Topics student handbook and budget.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting. Agenda items: dance minor, managerial economics, associate degree programs, transfer agreement with St. Catharine College, personnel and salaries, dormitory renovations, resolution in honor of Coy Ball, resolution in honor of Joe Travis, purchase of 1414 College Street, freshman living on campus and doctoral program in Education.

Education And The Florida Space Task Force, John R. Lane

Space Congress® Proceedings

This analysis of the rise and decline of the Florida Task Force traces the establishment of higher educational facilities and the new concepts in a Futures Quality Management Laboratory which will meet the needs of a changing world.

Significance Of Skylab, John H. Disher

Space Congress® Proceedings

A semi-permanent manned station in space-- revisited and re supplied on a regular basis--has long been a major goal of space planners. Skylab has been a major step toward that goal. This overview will discuss Skylab contributions to technology and science and to our future in space.

Orbit Assembly Of Unmanned Spacecraft, M. R. Mesnard, C. J. Holden

Space Congress® Proceedings

In future, the mission demands on unmanned spacecraft, (whether they be Earth orbiters or deep space probes) , will be so great and so complex as to preclude their being small enough to be launched from Earth by chemical rocket. Such spacecraft can be assembled in Earth orbit by suited astronauts, using pre-fabricated modules specifically designed for such orbital assembly. These modules could be standardized, so that any number of spacecraft and mission requirements could be accommodated without extensive need for specialized hardware.

Space Shuttle Orbiter And Subsystems, D. G. Whitman

Space Congress® Proceedings

Considerable progress has been made in designing the Space Shuttle orbiter and defining its subsystems since the development contract was awarded by NASA to Rockwell International in August, 1972. During the past two years, NASA and Rockwell International, Space Division have been engaged in an intensive effort to refine orbiter preliminary design concepts and to translate them into reality. This paper describes the orbiter 's configuration and its major subsystems. The general arrangement of the vehicle and its major assemblies are described. Orbiter flight characteristics and mission profiles are summarized. Selected subsystems including structure, thermal protection, propulsion, power, reaction control, …

Shuttle Ground Turnaround Operations, Robert H. Buckley

Space Congress® Proceedings

This paper will primarily address and define for the Shuttle Vehicle elements; the basic aspects of ground turnaround operations being developed by the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The current baseline approach to ground operations will be outlined including a discussion of the planned turnaround evolution from the Development Phase of the Program to the Operational Phase. Typical turnaround activities for each element; e.g., Orbiter, External Tank, Solid Rocket Booster, will be described and will include the integration of the elements up to launch. A brief description of the major KSC facilities will be included for clarification of the turnaround process.

Costal Wetlands: Prospects For Satellite Inventory, Richard R. Anderson, Virginia Carter

Space Congress® Proceedings

Wise management of coastal resources depends in part on the maintenance and preservation of healthy wetland ecosystems. The water storage and purification function of wetlands as well as the nutrient contribution to aquatic organisms is well documented. Wetland management decisions are dependent upon timely, accurate information such as location, size and value of major wetlands and identification of areas significantly affected by man's activities. ERTS-1 (Earth Resources Technology Satellite) data provides repetitive' synoptic coverage for analysis of wetland ecology, detection of change, and mapping or inventory of wetland boundaries and plant communities. ERTS-1 positive transparencies of Atlantic Coastal wetlands were …

Beneficial Applications Of Space Processes, Harold L. Bloom

Space Congress® Proceedings

The rationale and current activity to implement the the Space Shuttle are tangible evidence of the maturing development of the United States Space Program.

For the industrial community, the Shuttle can become a safe, economical, and frequent transportation system to the unique environment of space, which offers a potential resource of previously unavailable capabilities to develop or produce new products, processes or services. This paper provides an initial compilation of such products, processes and services that have been identified by specific organizations whose future operations are linked to new and/or better products, processes and services which offer economic and sociological …

Coastal Pollution Studies At The Harbor Branch Foundation Laboratories, David W. Kirtley

Space Congress® Proceedings

Scientific studies at the Harbor Branch Foundation Laboratory are for the most part concerned with an assessment of the local environmental quality of the Indian River lagoon area from Ponce de Leon Inlet, near New Smyrna Beach to Jupiter Inlet near Tequesta, Florida. The study also includes the barrier island system and the shallow nearshore areas along the same stretch of coast.

In the past two years since the opening of the Laboratory, a number of projects have been undertaken involving the submersible "Johnson-Sea-Link". (A film of a portion of the hyperbaric studies at Duke University, undertaken by the Harbor …

The Mariner Jupiter/Saturn 1977 Mission, H. M. Schurmeier

Space Congress® Proceedings

A dual flyby mission to the planets and satellite systems of Jupiter and Saturn is being planned for Fall 1977 launch. Two Mariner spacecraft, fully attitude-stabilized and carrying about 90 kg of instruments to support some eleven experiments, will make interplanetary measurements for a minimum of about four years. They will spend several weeks investigating the planets and several of their satellites at close range, using TV cameras, ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers, and a variety of other scanning instruments, field and particle sensors, and radio devices. The mission and equipment designs are described in terms of the integrated plan for …

Apollo Telescope Mount Experiments Technology, W. C. Keathley

Space Congress® Proceedings

The Skylab Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) experiments, consisting of a white light coronagraph, four ultraviolet instruments, two X-ray telescopes and two Hydrogen-alpha telescopes, observed the Sun daily for nine solar rotations. The results have only begun to be evaluated, but it is already apparent that many theories of solar physics will undergo significant revisions as results are further developed. The ATM instruments were individually larger, more complex, and provided better spatial resolution than previous solar satellite instruments. An additional major advantage of the telescope complex was its ability to simultaneously collect multispectral data of specific solar phenomena. To maximize the …

Erts-1 And Data For National Land Use Planning, James R. Anderson

Space Congress® Proceedings

Many responsible public officials and prominent authorities on land resource planning, decision making, and management have stressed the need for more information about existing land use. To be most useful such information must be timely and it must be kept current. An Earth Resources Technology Satellite can provide such information at a relatively generalized level of presentation on a repetitive basis.

Experiments related to the acquisition of land use data being funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have indicated that most of the nine more generalized Level I categories of land use and land cover data can be …

Expansion Of Meteorological Satellite Potential, Jerome P. Ashman, Henry W. Brandli, John W. Oliver

Space Congress® Proceedings

Meteorological satellites in polar and geostationary orbit are presented in this paper along with examples and limitations. NOAA and NASA satellite programs, present and future in the meteorological field, are discussed along with spectral interval, ground resolution and operational applications. The USAF/AWS Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) is scheduled for operation at the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR) in the Spring of 1974. The DMSP acquisition system is described with respect to sensor type and satellite orbital parameters. Two satellites are in orbit at any given time providing real time, visual and infrared, imagery every six hours. Imagery examples …

Instrumentation And Data Processing -A Look To The Future, Paul L. Hexter

Space Congress® Proceedings

Heretofore in meteorology, automation efforts have focused on the instrumentation used for taking observations and on the use of numerical methods for predicting weather. Little effort has "been spent on automating the functions of the field forecaster. Teweles (1970) describes the Data Acquisition Feedback Loop wherein "messages and sequences of messages are filtered, sorted, and then relayed to various destinations via any of a dozen or more radio or teletypewriter circuits." He stated, "This operation, which in the past has accounted for serious delays and countless human errors, is now a prime target for complete automation." Current efforts in automating …

Can Spinoffs From Space Provide Water For A Thirsty World?, Lorene Virden

Space Congress® Proceedings

This analysis of the origin of our water supply system illustrates the seriousness and complexity of our present water problems which will require all the technology acquired by space-age scientists and engineers to solve. It is intended to show that present water depends as much on water vapor in the atmosphere as on that below the crust of the earth. Spinoffs from the space program should be put to use to overcome water pollution and develop prototypes for desalting, reclaiming and recycling water.

Limitations On The Technical And Political Power Of The Multinational Corporation, James D. Clifford

Space Congress® Proceedings

Many nations throughout the*world don't understand or trust the operations or objectives of the multinational corporation. .Strong nationalistic feelings often result in anxiety and suspicion in countries where multinational corporations have operations. Despite tremendous economic and technical benefits that have resulted from these operations, the political and technological influences of the multinational corporation are severely limited. This has helped to close the gap between U.S. and foreign technology, and has intensified competition throughout the world.

Water-Management Models In Florida From Erts-1 Data, Aaron L. Higer, Alfred E. Coker, Edwin H. Cordes

Space Congress® Proceedings

A prototype multiparameter data acquisition network, installed and operated by the U. S. Geological Survey is a viable approach for obtaining near real-time data needed to solve hydrologic problems confronting nearly 2. 5 million residents of south Florida. Selected water quantity and quality data obtained from ground stations are transmitted for relay via ERTS-1 to NASA receiving stations in virtual real time. This data-relay system has been very reliable and, by coupling the ground information with ERTS imagery, a modeling technique is available for water resource management in south Florida. For example, water stage is correlated with watersurface areas to …

Status Of The Spacelab Program, Robert L. Lohman

Space Congress® Proceedings

Based on current estimates of Space Shuttle traffic in the 1980's about one third of the flights vill utilize Spacelab, a system which will greatly increase the Shuttle's capability for conducting science, applications and technology missions lasting seven to thirty days. Spacelab is the largest international cooperative space program involving the United States to date with nine European countries working through their space agency, ESRO, to design and develop the system to Joint U.S./European requirements. Europe will provide all necessary development funding. The U.S. will operate Spacelab and will procure additional Spacelabs as required.

Studies On The Lagoons Of East Centeral Florida, J. A. Lasater, T. A. Nevin

Space Congress® Proceedings

Detailed examination of the water quality parameters of the lagoons of East Central Florida were begun in 1969. This investigation was subsequently expanded to include other aspects of these waters. General trends and a statistical model are beginning to emerge for the water quality parameters. Man-made and natural effects have resulted in substantial alteration of water parameters since the study was initiated.

Rainfall Estimations From Geosynchronous Satellite Imagry, Cecilia G. Griffith, William L. Woodley

Space Congress® Proceedings

A method to estimate rainfall from visible geosynchronous satellite images is outlined. The two component relationships, derived from ATS-3 and WSR-57 radar data, are discussed. Calculations are made on two days with this method and compared with ground truth rainfall. Satellite estimates on both days are within a factor of two of ground truth.

Sources of error in the component relationships are ennumerated. Several planned refinements, such as stratification of the data by synoptic condition and origin of convection, are presented.

Ballistic Missions To Comet Encke In 1980 -A New Phase Of Solar System Exploration, William J. Bursnall

Space Congress® Proceedings

A prime mission candidate for initiating exploration of both a comet and asteroids with unmanned spacecraft is available during the 1980 apparition of the short-period Comet Encke. Direct investigation of such bodies is expected to provide the best insight into conditions existing during the early periods of solar system evolution.

A discussion is presented on low-cost ballistic mission options to Comet Encke. Particular emphasis is given to the results of a recentlycompleted study of ballistically-launched, spinstabilized spacecraft for 1980 missions to Comet Encke and the asteroids Geographos and Toro. Characteristics and utilization of a small, separable probe to enhance comet …

The Science Of The Viking Missions, Gerald A. Soffen

Space Congress® Proceedings

The NASA's next missions to Mars are to land two unmanned spacecraft on the surface in 1976 to perform scientific experiments. This pair of missions called Viking consists of two identical spacecraft each launched from a Titan/Centaur in the summer of 1975- Each spacecraft consists of a Lander and an Orbiter combination and together carry 13 scientific investigations. The Orbiter carries its Lander to the planet and then acts as a relay to return the telemetered data to Earth. Following the launches in the summer of 1975> there is an 11-month cruise to the planet. The spacecraft are injected into …